Bottle-washer



. (No Model.)

H. B. a@ G. H. FISCHER.

y BOTTLE "WASHER No. 60 5,180

Patented Julie. '7, 1898.

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"llllllf lIllu" am ,-f 'y df/IMM 4HENRY B. insonne AND- onf-Annes;

H: FISCHER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

'Bowne-WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming page f`V itiei rtent 'Nal 665,180," dated Jane *2Q-189s.

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o cir/ZZ` whomkit may concern: n 1 n Be it known that'we, HENRY BFI-senesi and CHA'nLEsl-l; FISCHER, citizens Iof `tl'e United States, and residents `of Cincinnati,iI Hamilton countytate of Ohio,have inventedE a certain new andusefulottle-Cleaning De-. vice; and we doideclare the following to be a clear, full, and 'enact description of the inven-i ption,y such aswill enable others skilled in the art to whichjt appertains to make and use the same, attention being called to the accompanyin g drawings, lwith the reference-numerals marked'y thereon; which form a part`of' this` specification.

This .invention relates to an apparatusfor;

cleaning andgwashing bottlesjand whereby' `they are irstscoure'd forthe purpose of loosenin g and removing the more solid substances adhering tothe' `glass,after which they are rinsed and washed outto'remove these substancesfasfwell as any remaining parts of, the. scouring medium which isu'sed This latter is preferably sand, or any. other material hav.-v

ing a similar action when used, as hereinaf ter described.` VYYater-.isl thejother medium used, first in connectiomwith'the scouring medium and then alone for rinsing purposes. The object is4 to providei'a' practical and sirnplied construction for applying these inediums first together and thenth'e water alone.' Asagainst a similar apparatus for the same purpose and described in our allowed application, serially :numbered 626,205; the construction here shownis still more simplified and a number of parts are dispensed with,-

vwhereby the manufacturingcost, is correspondingly reduced andthe'action andoperation improved. A f i p In the following specification andy particularly pointed vout inthe Yclaims is found a full description of theinve'n'tion, its use, operation, and construction, Whichlatter also illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

, whichvFigure l shows in a central vertical section the apparatus complete and in operation. Fig. Zis anelevation of the same. atop view of .it,"v showing it operating upon a fiat bo ttle. Figlie is a horizontal section on. line' 454 of Fig., l. Q ]iig.` 5 is an enlarged sec-` tion on line 5 5of Eig. 1., Fig, in an eleva-g tion, shows sereral of thedevicesarrangedzin series.

Sand is preferablyused in this caseas a Fig'. 3 is.

scouring medium and wateras a carrier for it, Whereloy'the same is thrown against the in- ,terior'surfaces'of the bottle, loosening and vremoving by its impact as Well as' frictional contact any impurities thereon. After this .combined action of sand and water the latter 'i'sused nalone for rinsing and flushing purposes, whereby thebottle is washed out, re-

moving the' loosened impurities as well as the sand.'V previously used.' .In prior devices of thisv kind and forjthe same purpose it has beencustomary to use two'independent pipes, Lone conveyingthe scouring-current (sand and water) and thev other conveying the rinsing lorliushing current'T-that is, water alone-the action of one beinginterrnpted during activity of the other. This arrangementhad been simplified v in 4our `allowed application, previously referred to, to the extent of using in part one pipe onlyfor the two currents, and in this present:application it is still more simplified by using altogether only one pipe, which alternately vconveys 'thef's'co'uring as Well as the flushing cnrrentand whereby no duplicate parts are used,-such as were previonsly requiredfor independent conveyance of the two currents through separate pipes.

and provided with an upper part forming a discharge-nozzlel), which is preferably separable to permitV interchange with lower or higher ones to suit the height and size of the bottle to be cleaned. These latter are snpported in an invertedpositionabov'e the discharge nozzle,"with lthis latter preferably Qreachingir'ito the neck of the bottle, but with "sufficient space below the bottom of the latter to permit the discharged current to spread, which is necessary to obtain the proper ef: feet. .Pipe 8 is'supplied from a pipe 1l,which `may be a service-pipe of a Waterworks systein, where such is obtainable, since sufficient pressure is required to cau se thwater to discharge and reach the bottlewith requisite .forcejwhen the same is placed in a position above .pipe S,`as shown,`forinstance, in Fig. 1.

Pipe Sis surrounded by a cup'or bowl shaped vessel' 13 'and has its wall pierced by one or more lateral holes 14, located at such a height as to communicate with the lower part of vesvsel'lt?. Thisl latter contains thescouring' meliunnfsand-"inl this cas'e--'whieh lies around these openings,` so that water passing'up through pipe 8 an injector or siphon like ac- In'the drawings this pipe is indicatedby 8 p IOO 65 two different planes.

tion takes place, whereby the sand is sucked in through these openings and carried up with the water. A part ol" pipe S below openings 11 is contracted, as shown at 15, so that thc water is ejected in form of a jet, which does not completely lill the upper part of the pipe, thereby providing room for the entering sand and improving the action. This scou ring-cu rrent., combined of water and sand, strikes first ro the bottoln inside the bottle, after which it spreads and passes down on the inside thereof and scours by its contact the bottle thoroughly. After this action of the scouring-current has been maintained a sufficient length i5 oi time, contingent, of course, on the condition of the bottle, a few seconds, however, being sufficient in most cases, then its action is discontinued and a current of elearwaterinjeeted,whieh issues from the same discharge zo nozzle and also strikes against the bottom of the bottle,wl1erc it spreads and running down on the sides thereof removes all previouslyloosened impurities as well as any remaining sand and thoroughly ilushes the bottle out.

In order to obtain this llushing-current, holes 11 in pipe S, which admit the sand, are closed, for which pu rpose a lid or cover 1G is provided for each, which is so supported and connected with means for operation as to be conveniently accessible from the outside to permit opening of these lids when the scouring-current is required and closing of them when the Ilushing-current is wanted.

'When the device is not used or while changing bottles, the water is shut ott from pipe 11 in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by a stop-cock. During this latter operation it is preferable, however, not to shut oit the water entirely, but to maintain the escape of a small 4o current ot it sullicieut to prevent any sand from packing into the contracted passages at 15.

In order to reach the corner between side and bottom of a bottle when shaped as shown in Fig. 1, the discharging currents are caused to assume a direction accordingly. This may be done, as shown in Fig. 1, by supporting a cone-shaped plug 10 in inverted position above the discharge-opening, or, as shown in Fig. 6,

5o by having a tip 12at the end of the pipe,which is bored at an angle to the bore of the pipe, .thereby changing the direction of the discharge from the latter. Since in the ease of such a tip being used the current from it strikes only in one place, rotation of it or of the bottle becomes necessary to reach all parts of the latter. The bottle may be rotated by taking hold of it and moving it around on the bottle-supports; or the tip may be caused 6o to rotate, which rotation may be automatic by means of the discharging current. For such purpose the tip is loosely mounted so as to be free for rotation and its outlet formed on a line passing at the same time through At a in Fig. G that direction of the bore is shown, which is given it for the purpose of changing the direction of the current. At Z) the same bore is shown as it is curved at the same time in another plane for the purpose of causing the tip to rotate by the reactive force of the discharging current. Catch-springs 90 are provided to preventthe tips from being lifted oit by the force of the current.

To prevent splashing ofthe water which discharges from the bottle, the height of vessel 13 is increased, which, for convenience of construction, is done by a superposed cylind ical member 17. Overllow-openings 1S are provided in this latter,through which the su rplus water and any lloating impurities pass out, while the sand settles to the bottom of vessel 13, to be used again. The overflowing water is caught in an annular gutter 10, Afrom which it drains oft through waste-pipe 2l.

To prevent the water which discharges out of the mouth ot the bottle from running straight down on pipe S,where it would wash the sand away from openings 1l, a spreader 22 is provided, suitably supported, which causes the water to descend near the sides of vessel 13, whereby the sand is given a tendency to accumulate in the center of the latter, where it piles around pipe S and holes 1t therein.

To prevent any of the water shed over the outer edge of spreader 22 from splashing through the overilow-openings,where it would gradually carry the sand away, a guard 93 is provided in front of the latter-that is, with reference to the flow-and inside of which the water passes down. This guard is substantially an annular ring supported within member 17 and formed by the lower part of another cylindrical member 24', slipped into member 17 and provided with a bead 25, whereby it rests upon the upper edge of the latter. It is also extended upwardly above this bead, thus also adding to the height of vessel 153. Near the upper end of this structure-that is, on member Z-t when built up as describedare provided the bottle-supports 2G, upon which the bottle rests while being scoured and ilushcd. They are arranged and constructed to support bottles of the usual shapes as they occur*that is, round or square, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or llat, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. They are preferably made of spring-wire, shaped as shown and secured in sockets 27 on the outside, from which they extend up and into the upper end of the device. Their inner ends are preferably left disconnected, so as not to interfere with their spring action, permitting them to yield more 0r less when the bottles are placed between them.

For opening and closing apertures 11 their' lids 1G have a swinging movement to and from them, which is preferable to a sliding one, since it obviates friction and cutting of metal surfaces in ease any sand-grains are caught between. For such purpose each lid IOO IIO

' tion of the plate.

them normally closed. Toopen them, means should be used whereby all may be operated simultaneously, for which purpose We pro-` vide a cam-plate 32, having slots 33 occupied by the upper ends of levers 28 andso shaped and located as to move the levers upon rota- This cam-plate is preferably supported upon a shoulderon pipe 8 and held in place by a nut 30 above it. A handle 34 is extendedl from the plate to the outside for such rotation'. At the inner ends ofcamslots 33 flatY places are provided in their Y curves, as shown at 35, which when entered.

handle 37. vv (See Fig. 6.) One drain-gutter 38 and one waste-pipe 21 may also be used for the whole series.

above a sink, a suitable base 39fgmay beprovided.-

f i/f .2 ,fr Having described our inventionfwe claim `las newp v ga-f 1. In a bottle-cleaningPdevice, the combi- ;nation of a vessel to contain the scouring medium, a Water-pipe passing through the same,

= having lateral openings which communicate with the'dovver. lrt of thevessel, means to open and closejhese openings and supporting means, forfholding an inverted bottle above the di'scharge'end of the water-pipe.

2,/Inalbottle-cleaning device the combination of a vessel 13 a water-pipe 8, lateral openings 14 therein, lids` 16 for these open- A'ingsineans to open and close them and a support for holding an inverted bottle above the water-pipe.

-Y 3. In a bottle-cleaning device, the combination of a vessel 13 a water-pipe 8, lateral openings 14 therein, lids 16 for these openings levers 28 which carry these lids, means n to swingthe levers for closing or uncovering openings 14 and a support for holding an inverted bottle above the water-pipe. 4. In a bottle-cleaning device, the combi nation of a vessel 13 a water-pipe 8, lateralV` openings 14 therein, lids 16 for these openings, levers 28 which carry these lids, a camplate 32 With an accessible handle for operating these levers to open or close openings 14 and a support'for holding an inverted bottle above the water-pipe.

5. In a bottle-cleaning device the combination of a vessel 13, a water-pipe 8, lateral openings 14 therein, lids 16 for these openings means to open and close them, a spreader x22 supported on pipe'8 and a support for holding aninvertedbottle above the water-pipe.

6. In a bottle-cleaning device, the combination of a vessel 13 a water-pipe 8 having lateral openings 14, a member 17 superposed upon vessel 13 to add to the height of the latter and provided with overiioW-openings 18 and a support for holding an inverted bottle above the water-pipe. Y d

7. In a'bottle-cleaning device, the combination of a vessel 13, the height of which is Wire bottle-supports 26 projecting upwardly and turned over the uppermost member andYW extending downwardly within the same( 8. In a bottle-cleaning device, the combination of a vessel 13, a water-pipe 8 having lateral openings 14, a member 17 superposed upon vessel 13 to add to the height of the latter and provided with overIiow-openingslS an annular drain-gutter 19 with waste-pipe 21 below them and a support for holding an inverted bottle above the Water-pipe. 9. In a bottle-cleaning device, the combination of/a series of vessels 13, a water-pipe 8 for etch, a supply-pipefll for all these wav a Y ,tei'Ipes, lateral openings `in these latter, Where the devices are not connected tof@ means to open and close them, a connectingrod attached to these means in a manner to cause all of them to operate together, and bottle-supports above each vessel.

'10., In a bottle-cleaning device, the combination of a series of vessels 13, a water-pipe for each, asupply-pipe 11 for all these Waterpipes, lateral openings 14 in these latter, bottle-supports above each vessel, a superposed member 17 on each of the latter Vto increase their height overflow-openings in them and a drainage-gutter with waste-pipe surrounding the whole series of vessels .below the overilowopenings in the latter.

11. In a bottle-cleaning device the combination of a vessel adapted to contain the scour- 18, a guard 23 interposed in front of them and a support for holding an inverted bottle above the water-pipe.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY R. FISCHER. CHARLES II. jFIsoHER- Witnesses:

AARON PHILLIPS, C. SPENGEL.-

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